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the mayor, aldermen, and commonay of the borough and town of W. Chester. 

 We of our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion, do by these 

 presents for us, our heirs and successors, create, make, ordain, constitute, nom- 

 inate and appoint our trusty and well-beloved Coll. Caleb Heathccote, Esq., one 

 of our Couucellors of our s ( l province of N. York, to be the first and now Mayor 

 of the s^ town and borough of W. Chester, and to continue in the said office un- 

 til the first Monday in the month of May, which shall be in the ninth year of our 

 reign. And we do likewise create, make, ordain, constitute, nominate and appoint 

 Win. Bams, Jno. Stuert, William Willett, Thos. Baxter, Josiah Stuert and Jno. 

 Baily, gents., to be first Aldermen of the s d borough and town of Westchester, 

 and Israel Honeywell, Robert Hustis, Sam'l Hustis, Sam'l Ferris, Daniel Turner 

 and Miles Oakley, gents., the First Assistants and Common Council of the s d 

 borough and town, and that the s d Mayor, Ald'n and Common Council and their 

 successors, shall for ever hereafter be in name and in deed a body corporate and 

 politick, and shall forever hereafter be called and known in all courts whatsoever, 

 plead and be impleaded by the name of the Mayor, Ald' Q and Commonalty of the 

 Borough and Town of W. Chester. And of our further grace, certain knowledge 

 and meer motion, and to the intent that the s^ corporation and body politick by 

 these presents created and began af ores' 1 , may have perpetual succession and 

 continue forever, we do by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, grant 

 unto the s d Mayor, Ald' n and Common Council and their successors for ever, 

 that the sd Mayor and Ald' Q of the s d borough and Town of W. Chester, for the 

 time being, shall and may from time to time, whensoever and as often as they 

 shall think meet, admit and receive under the common seal of the s<i corporation 

 to be of the commonalty of the sd borough and town, such and so many persons 

 as the said Mayor and Alder'n, or the Mayor for the time being and the greatest 

 part of the s d Alder' 11 shall think meet, and every such person and persons and by 

 them the s d Mayor and Alder'a or the greater part of them as afores'd to be 

 admitted and received as af ores' d, shall immediately after such admission be free 

 men of the s d borough and town and members of the sd body politick, and have 

 and enjoy all such the same and so many priviledges, franchises and immunities, 

 as if the said persons so to be admitted had been specially and particularly named 

 in this our s d royal charter to be of the s'l commonality. And further we of our 

 especial grace, certain knowledge, and meer motion, do by these presents, for us, 

 our heirs, and successors, give and grant unto the s<l Mayor, Alder'n and Com- 

 mon Council of the s d borough and town of W. Chester, that they and their suc- 

 cessors shall from henceforth for ever be a body politick and incorporate in 

 deed and in name, and by these presents fully and absolutely make, create, con- 

 stitute, establish and unite the s ( t Mayor, Alder'n and Common Council into one 

 body politick and incorporate to endure and continue for ever, and them and 

 their successors do declare, accept and allow for a perfect corporation and body 

 politick for ever, and that the s^ body politick and corporate shall be called and 

 known for ever by the name of the Mayor, Alder'n and Commonalty of the 

 Borough and Town of of W. Chester, and that by that name they and their suc- 

 cessors shall be able persons in law to make all manner of contracts and grants, 

 and to make, receive and take all manner of gifts, grants and purchases as any 

 other natural person or body politick is able to make, receive and take by the 

 laws of our realm of England and this our province, and that they and their sue- 



